Dinesh Kunwar Patel

Dinesh Kunwar Patel, is an Indian, scientist and educator. He made World Record,[3][4] by his innovation and development i.e. "World's Most languages speaking Social and Educational Humanoid Robot Teacher 'Shalu'".[3][4][5][6] He is working as a Computer Science teacher in Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS), and posted in Mumbai, India.[6][7]

Dinesh Kunwar Patel
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Innovator of Indian Womanoid Robot Shalu
Born
NationalityIndian
EducationMCA
Occupation
Spouse(s)Reeta Patel[1]
ChildrenAnubhav Dinesh Patel[2]
Parents
  • Deoraj Patel (father)
  • Tara Devi (mother)
Awards
  • World Records
  • Most Innovative use of Science and Technology
HonoursKeynote speaker in The World CIO Summit (2022)

Early Life

Dinesh was born in a small village of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. He completed his primary education in his village and then studied Master's in Computer Application (MCA) at Allahabad University[8][9]

In the year 2007, He got selected as a PGT(Comp.Sc.) in Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS). During his teaching carrier, he watched the movie "Robot" in 2010, acted by actor Rajinikanth (S. Shankar directed Enthiran) and start dreaming of a humanoid robot like 'Chitti' (character of the film 'Robot').[8] He started working on Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the year 2017,[10] when he and his students saw the robot Sophia and had a discussion in class with the students "Can't we Indians make this type of robot?", finally his dream comes true in form of Robot Shalu.[11] Dinesh is married with Reeta Patel and has a son Anubhav Dinesh Patel.[12][7][9]

Cultural Hobbies

He is a poet, musician and magician.[9][12], he has done Prabhakar in 'Tabla' from Prayag Sangeet Samit, Allahabad(UP), acting course from Uttar Pradesh Sangeet Natak Academy, Lucknow(UP). He also plays Flute, his poetry published at National and State level.[9]

Appreciations

By the Government of India

Ministry of Corporate Affairs (India), Ministry of Education (India), Vigyan Prasar, Ministry of Science and Technology (India), and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)[13][14] (Govt. of India).

By Higher Education Institutions (HELs)

Professor Supratik Chakraborty, Computer Science, and Engineering department of IIT Bombay, appreciated the robot through a letter to Patel. In the letter, he said that it is really a great development. Such a robot can be used in the field of education, entertainment, and several other fields too. Shalu can be an inspiration for the next generation of scientists,[15] as well as the Professors of IIT Dhanbad, NIT Durgapur, K.J.Somaiya College of Engineering, PIEMR Indore, SAGE University Bhopal, and other Institutions; appreciated the work of Mr. Patel.[16]

Awards/Recognitions

He has received numerous awards/recognitions, such as:

  • He has been invited as a keynote speaker at "The World CIO Summit 2022", held in Bangkok, Thailand between 22 November to 24 November 2022.[17][18][19]
  • His name and work have been included in the Computer Syllabus of class 6 in KVS, and in the Artificial Intelligence syllabi of classes 9 and 10 in CBSE.[6][20]
  • Received the title "Star Maker" by Asia's largest platform for makers, "Maker Mela" in 2022.[21][22]
  • Received title "The real-life Dr. Vaseegaran", by the NSS IIT Bombay.
  • Jagranjosh Education Award 2021, as "Most Innovative use of Science and technology".[23]
  • KVS Regional Incentive Award 2019 from KVS Mumbai Region for best performance in teaching career as the best faculty of KVS Mumbai Region.[9]

Public Appearance

Guest in Colleges and Institutions

Interviews

  • On Zee News, Aaj Tak,[25] News18 India, APB News,[26] India TV, India Today,[27] Times Now,[28] in24 News, Mid-Day India,[29] News Nation,[30] DD News, Rajya Sabha TV, Dainik Bhaskar, India Times, TV9 Bharatvarsh and TV9 Gujarati
  • On Kamayani Mumbai, by Awanindra Ashutosh (11 July 2021)
  • On Radio Olive 106.3 FM (Qatar FM Radio) by RJ Vivek (2 April 2021)
  • On "Meet the Guru", India Science TV program, Engage with Science, Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India (22 March 2021)
  • BBC Hindi, Red FM 93.5, Ishq FM, Fever 104 FM

Dinesh Kunwar Patel Media

References

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  2. "Developer of Robot Shalu, the world's first 47 languages speaking homemade social and education humanoid robot".
  3. 3.0 3.1 "WORLD'S FIRST ARTIFICIALLY INTELLIGENT SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL HUMANOID ROBOT MADE UP OF WASTE MATERIAL". Archived from the original on 2022-04-15. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "MOST LANGUAGES SPEAKING HUMANOID ROBOT MADE UP OF WASTE MATERIALS". www.internationalbookofrecords.com. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
  5. "दिनेश की रोबोट शालू ने एक वर्ष में बनाया चार रिकार्ड, दो विश्व, एक एशिया व एक इंडिया लेवल पर". Hindustan (in hindi). Retrieved 2023-06-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
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  7. 7.0 7.1 "फादर्स डे: मिलिए ऐसे स्कूल टीचर से जो एक रोबोट को मानते हैं अपनी बेटी | Mumbai KV Teacher made womanoid social robot 'SHALU'". Patrika News (in हिन्दी). 2021-06-20. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
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